CBM Regional Director Latin America
Regional Director
Location: Quito, Ecuador
Contract Duration: Four years
Contract Start: As soon as possible
Objective: Reporting to the Deputy Vice President Programme Development, the job holder provides leadership required to fulfil the purpose of CBM within the region. He/she is in charge of the management of the Regional Office and the highest ranking representative of CBM within the region.
Responsibilities
I. Representation
• Act as an Ambassador of CBM in the region
• Promote the cause of CBM and advocating for inclusion of persons with disability
• Promote the brand of CBM, it stature and profile
• Liaise with government and supra-national bodies in the region
• Liaise with international and local NGOs in the region
• Promote networking and alliance building with stakeholders in the region
• Carry out a variety of legal, ceremonial, social and networking duties
II. Leadership
Location: Quito, Ecuador
Contract Duration: Four years
Contract Start: As soon as possible
Objective: Reporting to the Deputy Vice President Programme Development, the job holder provides leadership required to fulfil the purpose of CBM within the region. He/she is in charge of the management of the Regional Office and the highest ranking representative of CBM within the region.
Responsibilities
I. Representation
• Act as an Ambassador of CBM in the region
• Promote the cause of CBM and advocating for inclusion of persons with disability
• Promote the brand of CBM, it stature and profile
• Liaise with government and supra-national bodies in the region
• Liaise with international and local NGOs in the region
• Promote networking and alliance building with stakeholders in the region
• Carry out a variety of legal, ceremonial, social and networking duties
II. Leadership
- Create and share the right vision for the region
- Develop a regional human resource inventory
- Create a working environment conducive to fulfil CBM´s global Vision and regional plan
- Establish the organisational culture reflecting stated CBM values and promoting a culture that encourages good performance
- Implement agreed concepts to develop human resources for CBM’s work in the region
- Assess and appraise CBM staff, national and international, in the region
- Model inclusion of persons with disability in all aspects of work in the Regional Office
III. Management of Regional Office Structure
- Manage operations of the Regional Office and supervise the Country Offices operations
- Ensure that CBM meets international and local legal requirements
- Take responsibility for efficient management of Regional Office and Country Offices finances
IV. Programme Development
- Collect and analyse regional information relevant for CBM work
- Elaborate the Regional Plan including country and CBM mandate concepts
- Develop plans for partner development
- Nominate and coordinate regional Teams of Competence according to the needs and requirements of the Regional Plan, specified through Terms of Reference
- Elaborate multi-year regional plans with partners
- Monitor the implementation of partners activities
- Ensure evaluation of partners performance against agreed objectives and activities
- Allocate and implement annual consolidated budget for the region
- Develop strategies to support national stakeholders in advocacy of disability issues that further the aims of the Regional Plan
V. Public Relations and Resource Mobilisation
- Mobilise resources to fund the regional portfolio
- Support CBM Member Associations (MAs) with appropriate proposals
- Support CBM MAs with appropriate reporting
- Develop strategies and concepts promoting visibility of CBM in the region
- Support CBM MAs with large donor care
Competencies of the Job Holder
- Ability to establish focus
- Good communication skills
- Skill at enhancing others commitment to their work
- Ability to build collaborative relationships
- Forward thinking ability
- Ability to abstract
- Analytical and intellectual skills
- Financial literacy
- Minimum of five years overseas experience in a senior leadership position in international development
- Fluent in English and Spanish
- Lusophone language skills desirable
Requirements
- Must subscribe to CBM Vision and Mission
- Must subscribe to CBM integrity statement and child protection policy
- Must be in agreement with CBM´s basic beliefs and values
- Must be willing to travel up to 50% of work time
CBM encourages persons with disabilities to apply for this position.
Qualified candidates are invited to submit in English, a meaningful cover letter, clearly indicating, why he/she wants to work for CBM, a CV (max 4 pages), three professional references, salary expectations and availability via email (max 2MB) to recruitment@cbm.org
Application deadline: 22nd March 2013
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